ISEB Foundation in IS Project Management

ISEB Foundation in IS Project Management

Duration:
3 days

Price:
The price includes the ISEB examination fee

ISEB Foundation in IS Project Management
ISEB Foundation in IS Project Management focuses on project management issues in the context of IS/IT applications. The course considers the nature of projects and project work and the need for effective project planning. It then focuses on monitoring and control, change control, configuration management and quality issues, before considering project estimation and risk. It concludes with essentials of project organisation and communication. The course acts as an important first stepping stone in acquiring a more formal knowledge of IS/IT project management principles and is ideal for those about to take up a management role for the first time. Each participant is provided with a copy of the BCS/ISEB textbook Project Management for IT-Related Projects which defines the basis of the course.

The course is taught by experienced project management lecturers including James Cadle, the co-author of Project Management for Information Systems.

Course Content:
- Project environment
Characteristics of a project
The ‘triple constraint’ of time/cost/quality and the importance of safety
Project and operational responsibilities
Special features of computer projects
Role of the Project Manager
Project success and failure
Development lifecycles
- Project initiation
Stakeholder analysis and management
Defining the objectives and scope of the project
The role of the Client and their responsibilities
Project constraints and resources
Project Initiation Document
- Project planning
The importance of breaking work down
Product breakdown structures
Project and User deliverables
Standard deliverable sets and templates
Product flows and work packages
The concept of dependencies
- Estimating deliverables
Key concepts in estimating
Estimating difficulties
Estimating by analogy
Parametric estimating
Effort and elapsed time estimates
Schedule compression
- Planning networks and charts
Precedence diagrams and project networks
The critical path and its implications
Gantt charts and resource histograms
Planning at an appropriate level
The use and abuse of planning software
- Working in teams
The elements of a good team
Team composition
Team roles
- Motivation and management style
The roots of motivation at work
Approaches to motivation (Maslow, Herzberg)
The effect of management style
- Project risk management
Purpose of risk management
Risk management process
Identifying and assessing risks
Introduction to quantitative risk assessment
- Project quality plans
Principles of quality management
The contents of a quality plan
Quality Management
Configuration management
- The project plan
Elements of a project plan (schedule, quality, risk)
Contents and structure of a project plan
- Project monitoring, reporting and control
The importance of monitoring and control
Allocating personal deliverables
Progress measurement
Time recording
Introduction to earned value analysis
Dealing with non-delivery
Slippage and re-planning – corrective actions
Change control, scope creep and over-engineering
Reporting structures
- Project completion
Project sign-off and the need for a controlled close
Post-project reviews
- The project manager
The project manager’s role revisited
Qualities and characteristics of effective project managers
- Examination
Examination for the ISEB Foundation Certificate in IS Project Management